The Israeli Cabinet approved the United States' request to send a United Nations delegation to visit the northern Gaza Strip to examine the situation there and determine the needs to allow residents to return to the north.

The Ynet website said that this approval is linked to three conditions, the first of which was set by Defense Minister Yoav Galant, which requires that the delegation visit the settlements surrounding the Strip before entering the northern Gaza Strip.

The second condition is an Israeli clarification that approval of the tour does not aim to return residents to the northern Gaza Strip, and the third condition is that an American official participate in the UN delegation’s tour.

According to the Israeli website, the visit of the United Nations delegation to the northern Gaza Strip is supposed to be coordinated by the envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Middle East, Tor Vansland, indicating that there is still an unresolved issue: which force will secure the United Nations delegation, will the Israeli army or the United Nations security forces.

It added: "There is no doubt that the visit will require very sensitive coordination with the IDF to ensure that members of the delegation are not harmed."